Ultimately, I'd like to be able to blend the working knowledge I'm gaining right now in Architecture and knowledge I'll learn about real estate to start small with owning rental properties before trying to move into multi-family housing development and becoming an Architect/Developer. 

Blended rate on $285k mortgage of say 8% is $210 per unit.

Am I an amateur for going to the bank for a blended rate of 9% on a combo-mortgage package with 100% financing?

And it answers my issue perfectly of wanting to convey a professional image in a personal way, maybe mainly because our business is, IMO, a good blend of both.

Before the new paint job, they were all nice neutral colors that blended in really nicely with the old trees in the complex.  

You want to blend in.  

This higher end CHA tenants want to do nothing more than blend in with the community especially if they are in an area filled with many more market tenants.   

And especially for the visual :) I had already painted the garage door a tan(ish) color to try to make it blend in more-- do you think I should go back and try white instead?

If you have the paint you should be able to blend in the patches as long as the repairs blend with the finished wall surfaces.

You can't just blend in and avoid each other.And it always comes down to who the tenants are anyway.